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just before the car came to a stop.
    The next thing I remembered was someone flashing a light into my eyes. I distinctly heard Steve asking the paramedic if I was still alive. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t speak.
    I didn’t know how long I was out or where they took me. There was nothing except the total blackness. I surfaced every now and then from the dark, but this was the first time I had the strength to finally open my eyes.

Chapter 5 (Gareth)
     
    I was either in a hotel room or a fancy hospital. I saw the door and wanted to get out of bed. I had the sense not to try that now, knowing that the sedative made me woozy. Wait…was that a figure on the couch? It was hard to tell in this semi-darkness.
    Yes, I think it was a girl. A nurse? She was wearing scrubs and slumped down. Sleeping? Her hair was covering her face.
    I moved my head slowly from side to side, careful not to overstretch the tendons in my neck just in case.
    I was glad to note that I didn’t break my neck in the crash. There was a slim object by my bedside table. I reached across and picked it up. It was the remote lighting control. I pressed a button and the recessed lights in the ceiling came on. Great. Now I could see everything.
    The girl or nurse on the sofa stirred. Her hair fell away from her face as she moved her head to one side, revealing her profile.
    Wow! She was pretty despite the hornets’ nest on her head. ‘Pretty’ was putting it mildly. She was beautiful. She had an oval face with well-defined brows, high cheek bones, a strong nose, and full lips that hinted of a sexy pout. But it was her skin that took my breath away. It was a sun-kissed shade of brown, and her hair was like glazed mocha. I wondered what she looked like naked.
    I felt the first stirrings of an erection. This was crazy. It was the sedative. God, I needed to pee. My bladder felt full.
    I was suddenly aware that my muscles were sore. I should wake her up and ask her to help me get to the bathroom. The thought irritated me. I hated feeling helpless and dependent on a girl, even if she was a nurse.
    My head felt fuzzy like it was stuffed with cotton and my temples were throbbing like hell. I’d been through this before. I knew it would take some time before the sedative totally left my body.
    “Miss…”I whispered, not wanting to startle her.
    Nothing. She was dead to the world.
    “Miss…” I called, a little louder this time.
    She stirred, half-opened her eyes, then closed them once again.
    “ Miss! ”
    I didn’t really mean to shout, but I had to do something before she fell asleep again. I must have disconcerted her because she jumped upright and stared at me with eyes like a deer caught in the glare of an oncoming car. In spite of my discomfort, it was hard not to notice they were a delicate shade of green.
    “I need help.” She stood there muddled and confused.
    “Nurse? You’re a nurse, right?” I was surprised at the sarcasm in my voice. With her hair free and tumbling around her shoulder, she looked more like she just had a romp in bed with a man. I wouldn’t mind getting inside her pants.
    She approached me slowly, still unsure if she was having a dream. Her gait was light for a tall woman. She probably was a great nurse who was just having a bad day. But right now I didn’t care. I had to pee badly.
    “Ye-yes, I’m a nurse. C-can I help you? What can I do for you? Are you feeling any pain? I can call the doctor if you wish.” She had a husky voice which I found rather sexy. Even with a full bladder, I couldn’t help the erection that bloomed. I felt mortified. Did patients come out of a coma with a hard on?
    “I need to pee,” I replied curtly to hide my embarrassment.
    What I needed was help to get up from the bed and was surprised when she scrambled for the bathroom instead. She came out shortly holding a bedpan in her hand. What the fuck?
    “What is that?” I hoped she heard the mockery in my voice.
    “It’s a bedpan,” she